Anya vs Audrey
Anya and Audreycompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2025, Anya was ranked #291 and Audrey #312 among girls in England and Wales.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Anya was ranked #384 and Audrey #541 among girls in Scotland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Anya was ranked #443 and Audrey #885 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Anya and Audrey over time
Anya and Audrey appear together in 2 published lists, across 51 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Anya and Audrey changed places 7 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1969 and 2025, ending at #443 and #885.
- Longest-running competitions
Anya and Audrey were both ranked in England and Wales · Girls for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #291 and #312.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls30 shared years, 1996–2025
Anya held the stronger position in 30 of those years, Audrey in 0.
Highest recorded here: Anya #123 in 2005, Audrey #294 in 2019.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Anya #291, Audrey #312.
Republic of Ireland · Girls21 shared years, 1969–2025
Anya held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Audrey in 10.
Highest recorded here: Anya #316 in 2023, Audrey #53 in 1969.
The order changed in 2023: Anya moved ahead. In 2022 they stood at #764 and #661; by 2023 that had become #316 and #856.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Anya #443, Audrey #885.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Anya | Audrey |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #291 (2025) | New South Wales, Australia · Girls #34 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Anya and Audrey both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.
How each name got here
Anya
Popularity journey
First recorded1969
First recorded at #393 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1969 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2025
Highest recorded position: #123 among girls in England and Wales, in 2005 (recorded 1996–2025).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #291 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Audrey
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #85 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded2008–2025
Highest recorded position: #19 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2021 (recorded 2008–2025).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #312 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls